Invisible tie collar



M TAUBEN INVISIBLE TIE COLLAR 'Filed April 25, 1950.

LE 5 INVENTOR maxwelan BY \x z g ATTORNEY v Patented May 26; 1931 MAXWELL TAUBEN, OF

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK INVISIBLE TIE COLLAR Application filed April 23,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in invisible tie collar.

The invention has for an object the provision of a device of the class mentioned which is of simple durable construction, de-

pendable in use and efficient in action, and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

The invention proposes a strip of material for being bent around ones neck and formed with a buttonhole at the center for the rear collar button of ones shirt and with buttonholes at theends for the front collar button of ones shirt and with apertures near 7 the ends for the passage of the ends of a necktie positioned within the said collar, and

means for holding said necktie within said collar.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is an inside view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

i Fig. 4: is a View similar to Fig. 3 but illustrating a modification. v

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary inside view of a portion of Fig. 4: looking in the direction of the line 55.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged perspective view of a portion of Fig. 5.

The invisible tie collar consists of a strip of material 10 for being bound around ones neck and formed with a buttonhole 11 at the center for the rear collar button of ones shirt and with buttonholes 12 at the ends for the front collar button of ones shirt and with apertures 13 near the ends for the passage of the ends of a necktie positioned within said collar, and means for holding said necktie within said collar.

1930. Serial No. 446,506.

In Fig. 1 a necktie 1 1 has been shown engaged upon the collar and the ends of the tie tied into a bow. Dot and dash lines 15 indicate one of the ends of the necktie before it is tied. The collar shown is of the wing type and one of the wings is shown lifted to more clearly disclose the necktie. Dot and dash lines 16 indicate the lowered position of the wing. The strip of material 10 should preferably be white and starched and made of several layers as is conventional in present day wing collars. In Fig. 1 the strip of material is shown bent around as though engaged upon ones neck.

The central buttonhole 11 is arranged near the bottom edge of the strip as may be seen from an inspection of Fig. 2. The ends of the collar are reduced as indicated by reference numerals 17 and in these reduced portions the buttonholes 12 are arranged.

vThe apertures 13 are of triangular shape so as to contract the necktiel when passed therethrough. The means for holding said necktie within said collar consists of several vertical strips 18 attached at their ends upon the inner side of the collar so as to form loops for the passage of the necktie.

In Figs. a, 5 and 6 a modification of the device has been illustrated in which a modified means has been shown for holding said necktie within said collar so as to support the tie below the said bottom buttonhole. This arrangement adapts the collar for use with wide ties relative to narrower collars. As shown in the drawing the strip 10 is engaged upon a shirt band 19. A collar button 20 engages through the buttonhol'es'in the shirt band and in the collar. A. stiff element 21 is attached upon the rear face of the collar and extends downwards within the shirt band 19. A strip 22 extends from the bottom of the said element 21 and the other end on the strip is detachably connected near the top edge of the collar.

The said stiff element 21 is made from the same material as the collar. It is of tubular construction as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6 and is formed with a plurality of indented: lines 23 dividing it into several horizontal sections for directing the cutting off of these sections so as to change its length. A strip 22 extends from within the tubular member 21 out from its bottom. The means for detachably securing the top end of the strip 22 upon the collar consists of a strip of material 25 attached upon the inner face of the collar and a safety pin 26, buttons, snap or the like, engaged through the strip 22 and the strip 25.

In operation of the collar it is worn in conventional manner with the exception that the band portion of the tie is located within the collar instead of on the outside. This arrangement adds to the looks of the collar in addition to providing more comfort in that it cannot slip up and be visible above ones jacket.

According to the form shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, ties of different widths may be used within the collar and compensation of the different widths made by reason of the tubular member 21. Vhen a narrower tie is used than the one illustrated in Fig. t it is merely necessary to cut off some f the bottom sections of the tubular member and then raise the top end of the strip 22 so as to reduce the size of the loop formed by the strip.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is l. A strip of material for being bent around ones neck and formed with a buttonhole at the center for the rear collar but ton of ones shirt and with buttonholes at the ends for the front collar button of ones shirt and with apertures near the ends for the passage of the ends of a necktie positioned within said collar, and means for holding said necktie within said collar, so as to support the tie below said but-tonhole and accommodate ties of various widths and ones relatively wide when compared with the width of said collar, comprising a tubular stilt element attached upon the rear of said collar and extended downwards, a strip extended out from the bottom of said stiff element and detachably secured at its free end near the top. edge of said collar.

2. A strip of material for being bent around ones neck and formed with a buttonhole at the center for the rear collar button of ones shirt and with buttonholes at the ends for the front collar button of ones shirt and 'ith apertures near the ends for the passage of the ends of a necktie positioned within said collar, and means for holding said necktie within said collar, so as to support the tie below said buttonhole and accommodate ties of various widths and ones relatively wide when compared with the width of said collar, comprising a tubular stiff element attached upon the rear of said collar and extended downwards, a strip extended out from the bottom of said stilf element, and means for detachably securing the free end of the said strip near the top edge of the said collar, comprising a support strip attached upon the inner face of the collar, and means for securing the said strip to the support strip.

3. A strip of material for being bent around ones neck and formed with a bnttonhole at the center for the rear collar button of ones shirt and with buttonholes at the ends for the front collar button of ones shirt and with apertures near the ends for the passage of the ends of a necktie positioned within said collar, and means for holding said necktie within said collar, so as to support the tie below said buttonhole and accommodate ties of various widths and ones relatively wide when compared with the width of said collar, comprising a tubu lar stiii' element attached upon the rear of said collar and extended downwards, a strip extended out from the bottom of said stiif element, and means for detachably securing thefree end of the said strip near the top edge of the said collar, comprising a support strip attached upon the inner face of the collar, and means for securing the said strip to the support strip, comprising a safety pin engaging through the strip and the support strip.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

MAXWELL TAUBEN. 

